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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2941558, member: 24314&quot;]baseball21, posted: &quot;I think what he’s saying is for the end product that just doesn’t matter.&nbsp; You could take the best of the best and make an all star team but if they’re at a company whose standards make them grade a certain way their skill level is needed while they work. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’m sure there are guys at the other ones who could work at the tier one TPGs, but until they do we don’t have to like the company standard grading their company requires at their current jobs.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, we are not discussing the approval ratings of the first or second TPGS.&nbsp; The commercial market has voted. </p><p><br /></p><p>This discussion is about the graders.&nbsp; IMO, the grading done at all four major services is very similar when considered as a whole.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also believe that you can take ANY of the finalizers at any TPGS and move them to another and nothing about their skill level would change.&nbsp; Example, Randy at ICG (second tier TPGS) could work at PCGS and Rick at NGC could work at ANACS.&nbsp; Well he could, but he would not like the huge pay cut. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; If these two changes happened today, nothing would change at either PCGS or ANACS!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently, Kurt <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> does not believe this.&nbsp; He wrote <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> that the folks at NGC and PCGS are the &quot;bomb&quot; and the other graders are just the &quot;smell&quot; from the bomb&#039;s smoke.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Oh my. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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